African Violet is not blooming

My Mother in Law has given me a few african violets over the years and I cannot get them to bloom let alone stay alive. This one, however is flourishing and is finally blooming! Here's what I did right and used to do wrong:

I had it on the window sill in the kitchen and it got plenty of sun and the leaves were strong, but it didn't bloom. Then, I moved it to the porch where it must slightly more sun and the leaves have begun to point down (as shown), but it's bloomed. I think it's happier this way. I water it 1-2 times per week by just putting a small pool of water in the saucer. The water I use to water the plant is kept in an old 16 Oz. plastic water bottle with several drops of liquid african violet fertilizer. I labelled the water bottle of course, so no one accidentally drinks from it.

I learned all this from my mother in law who has probably 6 dozen of these plants throughout her house....all in bloom. She pinches a leaf off a large plant and sticks it in a new pot to propagate a new plant!!!!


"Violet! You're turning violet, Violet!" (from one of my favorite movies)